Famous Personalities Born In February - 05
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
0976 SanjÅ, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on this day in history.
1505 Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on February - 05.
1519 On February - 05 birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)
1534 Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.
1589 On February - 05 birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet
1589 Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on February - 05.
1608 Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on this day in history.
1626 Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.
1662 Giuseppi Vignola, composer was born on February - 05.
1703 Gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764) was born on February - 05.
1711 Joseph Umstatt, composer was born on this day in history.
1723 John Witherspoon, clergyman/signed Declaration of Independence was born on this day in history.
1725 James Otis, American lawyer and patriot (d. 1783) was born on February - 05.
1732 On this day in history birth of nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer
1744 John Jeffries, colonial physician/meteorologist was born on this day in history.
1748 On this day in history birth of christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer/conductor/tutor of Beethoven
1753 Coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma, Frisian regent/patriot was born on February - 05.
1770 Alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary) was born on this day in history.
1775 On this day in history birth of margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten)
1778 On this day in history birth of robert Peel, British PM (1834-46)/founder (Tories)
1784 Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1818) was born on this day in history.
1788 Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born on this day in history.
1788 Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder (Bobbies) was born on February - 05.
1795 On this day in history birth of wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871)
1799 On February - 05 birth of john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)
1804 Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet was born on February - 05.
1808 On this day in history birth of carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)
1810 On this day in history birth of ole Bull, composer
1810 On February - 05 birth of ole Bull, Norwegian violinist (d. 1880)
1833 John Watkinson, founder of British Chess Magazine (oldest chess mag) was born on this day in history.
1837 On February - 05 birth of dwight Lyman Moody, US, evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement)
1840 Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle) was born on February - 05.
1840 On February - 05 birth of john Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer (pneumatic rubber tire)
1848 On this day in history birth of belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west)